# Local File

The Local File NetoFuse module provides enriched asset context to Netography Fusion from a `CSV` or `JSON` file read from the local filesystem. It reads, transforms, and uploads [Context Labels](/enrich-traffic-with-context/labels.md) to the Netography Fusion API.

This may be used if you have a separate process that exports data to one of these formats and can save it to a filesystem. This can then handle converting that file to the appropriate Netography context label `CSV` format and automate the processing and uploading of that data.

The module will read files in a standard `CSV` or `JSON` format, using the file extension to determine the file type.

It supports defining a [context transform](/netofuse/context-transforms.md) to map fields to context label names and modify the values, just like other NetoFuse modules.

{% hint style="danger" %}
**🛑Using the NetoFuse upload command is usually the better option**

To use the local file module, you will need to modify the configuration for the module and then run the module. You can bypass these steps by using the [upload command](/netofuse/shell-commands.md#upload) instead. The upload command uses the `localfile` module to actually perform the work, so the results will be the same, but all the options are set on the command line instead of in a configuration file.
{% endhint %}

## Other options for importing context labels from files <a href="#other-options-for-importing-context-labels-from-files" id="other-options-for-importing-context-labels-from-files"></a>

See the [Generic Integration Capabilities](broken://pages/Fj84Zhn8MFIpj1Dv1BhA#generic-integration-capabilities) for additional options for importing context.

## Advanced configuration options <a href="#advanced-configuration-options" id="advanced-configuration-options"></a>

Multiple files can be imported with a single configuration, or you can use the advanced configuration to set multiple `localfile` module instances with unique transforms and settings. You may find that a single configuration file with multiple `localfile` instances and transforms defined is easier to manage than a script that executes multiple `netofuse upload` commands. Since `upload` acts as the command line front-end to configuring and running the `localfile` module, the end result will be the same.


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